London vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	London	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3321	$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7723	$1829
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$3918	$398
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$349	$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$813
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	53
😀 Quality of life	98	53
🏙️ Population	8.91M	8.78M

The cost of living in London is 382% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 38th and 6882nd ($3321 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 102nd in the United Kingdom and China, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in London compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 5th and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Quanzhou

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	London	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.7	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$1.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2493	$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1838	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4599	$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3306	$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.62%	5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16999	$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9363	$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.94	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.6	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.31	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.1	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.8	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2256	$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25471	$19406

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$676
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$851
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$721
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$675
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$664
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$667
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$678
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$694
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$890
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$995
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$746
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$791
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$857
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$860
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$588
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$917
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$725
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$799
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$861
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$913
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$716
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1011
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1169
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$738
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$860
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$863
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$655
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$952
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$744
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$812
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$721
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$643
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$787
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$645
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$620
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1083